Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 You're getting your effing collar felt, mate.
Steve Justice Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 I watched Star Wars once for about 20 minutes. That was enough.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 Before I GO TO LUNCH, here's another one:- =25 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) People wot put it in 1st place: 1 IMDB Rating: 7.9 What's it about? Alec Baldwin tries to beat some motivation into some real estate salesmen. It works....sort of. What do we say? Glengarry Glen Ross is one of those films that could quite easily be dismissed by people who look at the simple plot synopsis and think that it sounds boring. You would be massively, massively wrong. Written by the truly great David Mamet and directed by the largely underrated James Foley, this is a film that in some ways could not fail. If you put together THAT cast with such a simple premise then it is not likely to fail. It's just a case of who ends up on top. Many would say Alec Baldwin for his sizzling elongated cameo, complete with profanity laden motivational monologues and well placed insults. Others would say Al Pacino and his largely reigned in cockiness with one or two moments of grandstanding brilliance. But less would perhaps plump for Jonathan Pryce's beleaguered and doubtful client / victim, Ed Harris' quietly seething borderline nutter, Kevin Spacey's battered boss, the always marvellous Alan Arkin's serial complainer and Jack Lemmon's unravelling failure. Mr. Seven goes with the latter:- "Round of applause for Jack Lemmon please. Shelley
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted January 30, 2012 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 Chuffed to see GGR in a pretty good place on even on this list at all!
Paid Members gmoney Posted January 30, 2012 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 Fuck, I think I forgot to put this in my ten. Arse. Amazing film. Death of a Fucking Salesman indeed.
spotlightmagnet1 Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 I think I forgot about GGGR, which is a kicker cause this film was just excellent on nearly every level. If I'd voted it might've gotten higher, sorry.
Loki Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Fantastic, a top film I've never seen. I've watched Boiler Room so many times it sometimes feels like I've seen GGR! It's NEVER on tv, if it had been on terrestrial in the last 5 years I'd have recorded it.
Paid Members gmoney Posted January 30, 2012 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 They gave it away with The Guardian a few years ago. Perhaps you were glamping that weekend?
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 Fuck, I think I forgot to put this in my ten. Arse. You never sent one!
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 I did! I pm'd it. Shit, I was only looking at the emails, apologies. This is all Green's fault.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted January 30, 2012 Author Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 Well, thanks for dropping by to tell us that anyway.
Paid Members Burchill's Buddy Posted January 30, 2012 Paid Members Posted January 30, 2012 Love Glengarry so, so much. Sev is spot on with what he says about Lemmon, who I'd say probably comes out on top in the acting stakes (just about). However Pacino's venomous "You stupid fucking cunt" is the best insult in any film I have ever seen. Simple, effective, delivered perfectly.
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