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The UKFF's 50 Favourite Films 2012 - The Results!


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To be honest, I've not seen any of the recent Bond films. I think the last one I saw was Goldeneye.

 

You stopped at a good point.

 

Die Another Day is diabolical and the whole Korean guy turns himself into a white English man plot is fucking shocking someone must have been on some hard drugs to even think that was a good idea.

 

I believe they were actually planning a Halle Berry spin off franchise that thankfully never materialised.

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My terrible list with my terrible write ups;

 

 

1. Y Tu Mama Tambien [2002]

 

Love coming of age films, and this is easily the best on ever made. It's about friendship really, but it's pretty groundbreaking in it's portrayal of the bond between two late teenagers from different backgrounds. Don't be fooled be thinking it's a really serious film though, it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen. The chemistry between Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna is brilliant to watch, must be one of the best film partnerships ever. Garcia Bernal is easily the best actor this century in my opinion, has about four classic films under his belt and they're all extremely varied roles, from a cross dresser to a Mexican street urchin.

 

2. Scarface [1983]

 

I know the elitist film buffs look down on this, but it has a cult following that increases year on year and it's easy to see why. It glamourises the life of a cartel owner, all champagne jacuzzis and sports cars, but with an underlying theme of paranoia and in the end it all of course comes crashing down for Tony Montana. That still doesn't stop him from, being on of the most magnetic film characters of all time, Pacino's best role I think (and he agrees), he becomes the character and just goes all out with it. Montana is also a gangster with morals and principles and a code, which makes him easier to root for. Special mention needs to go to the bold move to step away from the dark, smoky pictures of previous gangster films and make it in bright, sunny, outlandish colours which make it a joy to watch visually. Just goes to show how much an important, bold photographical decision can combine a good script and great acting into a classic film.

 

3. Central Station [1998]

 

I was blubbing like Gazza in the Italia 90 semis after this, I'm not ashamed to say I couldn't stop weeping for almost half an hour. No other film has had that affect on me, and such an emotional response warrants it being so high on the list, even though I've probably watched it less than the other movies in my top ten. Unique plot, fabulous acting, great filming, it doesn't get much better. If you're an action film freak you'll hate it, as it's all about the characters, dialogue and themes which is what I go for anyway. The kind of film that could only have been made in South America; like fellow classics City of God and The Motorcycle Diaries it is entrenched in that culture, and wouldn't be anywhere near as good in any other language or setting.

 

4. A Bronx Tale [1994]

 

I rate this about Goodfellas and Godfather as far as iconic gangster shit goes - the relationship between Sonny and the kid in the first half of the film makes it, Francis Capra is fucking amazing for his age, no surprise he went on to have such a long career.

 

5. High Society [1956]

 

Has two things missing from modern Hollywood; fun and glamour. The musical numbers are awesome, as you'd expect with Louis Armstrong, Sinatra and Bing Crosby involved, the story is great, the party scenes are a highlight. Funny, lighthearted and leaves you with a huge smile at the end.

 

6. Dazed and Confused [1993]

 

A 'last night at high school' film, and it's just a ton of fun. Stoners, jocks, preppy girls, cheerleader girls, humiliating initiation rituals, wild parties in the woods, young teenagers coming of age, old teenagers coming of age, joints on the football fields, amazing soundtrack. One of those endlessly entertaining films.

 

7. American Graffiti [1973]

 

The soundtrack makes it.

 

8. Jeux D'Enfants [2003]

 

Beautifully shot, it sounds wonderful, the story is almost secondary. The scene in the rain might be my favourite in cinema of all time. And a great ending.

 

9. Love Finds Andy Hardy [1938]

 

How teen films used to be - a hilarious romp, with a bit of innuendo but mostly clean fun, where the kids respect the parents, the girls swoon and the boys get into all sorts of trouble chasing after the girls. And just to show nothing changes in seventy years of teen movies, it ends at a high school prom, this time to Christmas so it kind of works as a festive movie too.

 

10. The Business [2005]

 

I know this is an awful cliche of a film, with Danny Dyer at his worst and the rest of it...but I can't count how often we watched this as fifteen/sixteen year olds when it first came out. Awesome soundtrack, a great setting in the sunshine, plenty of drugs and women and infinitely quotable - "Did somebody order a cunt? Because ones just got here", "I'll have a vodka coke - and I suppose sucking me off's out the question?". Always really takes me back to watching it in our free periods at a mate's house at College, laughing our heads out and behaving like immature teenagers. However good the Empire Top 100 films are from an objective standpoint, they often can't compete with the memories you get from a film you loved before you were a jaded pretentious elitist.

 

WORST FILMS EVER

 

1. The Royal Tennebaums

2. The Matrix

3. The Bourne Trilogy

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Decent number one and a good list overall, a little disappointed about the lack of votes for There Will Be Blood, but I understand it's a rather divisive film.

 

Just bought four films on the basis of this thread (Once upon a time, Seven, Jesse James, Aliens) like I would imagine many others have. So congratulations on the thread Gladstone, at the very least this thread has helped a little wit the economic fortunes of the likes of HMV.

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Decent number one and a good list overall, a little disappointed about the lack of votes for There Will Be Blood, but I understand it's a rather divisive film.

 

Just bought four films on the basis of this thread (Once upon a time, Seven, Jesse James, Aliens) like I would imagine many others have. So congratulations on the thread Gladstone, at the very least this thread has helped a little wit the economic fortunes of the likes of HMV.

 

Not to trot out the old 'if I'd done a top 20' thing but There Will Be Blood would have certainly made it to 11 or 12 for me. Love it... Just not enough, apparently!

 

(I actually think I just forgot about it somehow, because I'd have certainly stuck it in the top 10 and turfed out The Dark Knight or Serenity for it if it had been fresh in my mind at voting time.)

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I did send a list to Green and after seeing the list i still stand by my 10. Shawshank Redemption is the only film threating this great list.

 

1. Superbad

2. Battle Royale

3. Seven

4. Zodiac

5. Girl Next Door

6. Gone Baby Gone

7. Big Trouble In Little China

8. Cruel Intentions

9. American Pie 2

10. American Pie 1.

 

 

Movie Buff as you can see.

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Here's everything voted for, in alphabetical order:-

 

 

12 Angry Men - 15 (3)

A Bronx Tale - 7

A Fistful Of Dollars - 5

A Muppets Christmas Carol - 6

AWOL - 9

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - 9

Adaptation - 2

Airplane! - 15 (3)

Alien - 18 (2)

Aliens - 47 (1) (8) / GLADSTONE'S CHOICE: 1ST PLACE

All About Eve - 3

Almost Famous - 11 (2)

Amelie - 5

American Beauty - 48 (2) (4)

American Gangster - 3

American Graffiti - 4

American History X - 14 (2)

American Pie - 4

American Psycho - 6

Amores Perros - 6

Anchorman - 14 (2)

Angel Heart - 5

Assassination Games - 3

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - 2

Away We Go - 16 (1)

Back To The Future - 20 (5)

Back To The Future 2 - 21 (2)

Batman (1989) - 4

Battle Royale - 11 (2)

Beverly Hills Cop - 4

Big - 2

Big Trouble In Little China - 10 (2)

Blade Runner - 53 (2) (5)

Blazing Saddles - 19 (3)

Bloodsport - 18 (1) (2)

Blow Out - 5

Boss Nigger - 1

Brazil - 5

Breakfast At Tiffany's - 2

Capricorn One - 3

Capturing The Friedmans - 1

Casablanca - 6

Casino - 14 (2)

Central Station - 9

Citizen Kane - 9

City Heat - 1

City Of God - 21 (3)

Collateral - 2

Commando - 56 (8)

Con Air - 11 (3)

Cool Hand Luke - 16 (1)

Cyborg - 5

Dances With Wolves - 9

Dazed and Confused - 10 (2)

Dead Man's Shoes - 3

Deliverance - 6

Demolition Man - 14 (3)

Die Hard - 70 (2) (9)

Die Hard 4.0 - 7

Dirty Dancing - 9

Dirty Harry - 4 / GLADSTONE'S CHOICE: 7TH PLACE

District 9 - 7

Donnie Brasco - 4

Donnie Darko - 13 (2)

Duck Soup - 16 (2)

Dumb and Dumber - 21 (1) (2)

Edward Scissorhands - 7

Elf - 1

Enemy Of The State - 3

Enter The Void - 2

Evil Dead 2 - 1

Fahrenheit 9/11 - 4

Fallen - 4

Falling Down - 2

Fantasia - 3

Fargo - 16 (1)

Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion - 1

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Seven was on tonight, in beautiful HD too, on MTVHD, and I bastard missed it. I've really fancied watching it again (for the first time in what feels like forever too), because of this thread. I'll be keeping an eye out for it on there looking all shiny, because it doesn't seem to be on the ITV2/3/4 rotation.

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