Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 3, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 3, 2018 It really is fantastic. Andrew Davis is really unappreciated as an action film director - it's his best but far from his only good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted September 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 3, 2018 Under Seige and The Package are certainly two that I have time for. For a different type of film, I thought Holes was really good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Obviously, I'm going to say The Guardian was good. Â Oh Kev, I still love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted September 3, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 3, 2018 I've watched Crank, Enter the Dragon and Under Siege twice each on TV in the last couple of months, it's weird how they show the same films all the time for a while. I won't bother to wath the rest of under siege if I've missed the Birthday cake scene though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted September 4, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 4, 2018 The Three Musketeers version listed above was a semi-regular re-watch when I was young. Enjoy a good swashbuckler, and there's an incredible cast in there - Michael Yorke as D'Artagnan, Oliver Reed as Athos, Frank Finlay as Athos, Richard Chamberlain as Aramis, Christopher Lee as Rochefort, Geraldine Chaplin as the Queen, Charlton Heston as Richelieu, Roy Kinnear as D'Artagnan's manservant, apparently Spike Milligan's in it too... ...and Faye Dunaway as Milady De Winter, and Raquel Welch as Constance. My young self sighs. EDIT: A quick swatch at IMDB says that the actor who played King Louis had his voice dubbed over with Richard Briers'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 5, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2018 Some absolutely cracking stuff on tomorrow, several of these could have been star choices. THURSDAY:- * Twelve O'Clock High (1949) (Film4, 11:00) - A rare early look at the effects of PTSD on WW2 fighter pilots, this features one of the very best performances of Gregory Peck's career. Exceptional aerial scenes and a strong emotional core, this is a brilliant war film. * The 39 Steps (1935) (BBC2, 14:15) - The film that truly put Alfred Hitchcock on the international map. A funny, sexy and tremendously fun thriller, the sort of thing he would riff on several times to great effect in his career. Unmissable. * Von Ryan's Express (1965) (Film4, 16:50) - If Twelve O'Clock High was an intelligent, thoughtful look at WW2, Von Ryan's Express is an action-packed and fast-paced counterpoint. Watching Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard butt heads is every bit as great as you would hope. * Shaun of the Dead (2004) (ITV2, 21:00) - Its final third is flawed in not sticking more with the comedy but, despite its over-exposure, it is still a very funny horror-comedy and still almost the highpoint of Edgar Wright's patchy career. * D-MAL'S STAR CHOICE - The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) (ITV4, 21:00) - Or The Best Bond (Live and Let Die is also acceptable). One of the best villains, the best set design, a brilliant theme, a couple of genuinly nasty scenes, one of the best Bond girls, several outstanding action scenes - and the introduction of Jaws. It's got everything, and that's why it's the best. * Jackie Brown (1997) (Sony Movies, 21:00) - I've never really subscribed to the belief that this is Tarantino's best film but it's clearly still got plenty of his magic on board. Still at its weakest when riffing heavily on other stuff, but one of the better crime films of the 1990s. * The Grey (2012) (Film4, 23:15) - Liam Neeson may have overdosed on the action at various points in the last 10 years, but The Grey is a superlative survival thriller, full of beauty, brutality and invention. Stunning. * Frankenhooker (1990) (Horror Channel, 02:45) - Not quite as good as the Basket Case films, but Frank Henenlotter's hilarious sense of horror humour shines through once again in another lunatic offering. The ending is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2018 I love Von Ryan's Express. That's perfect Sunday afternoon material right there. Or Thursday evening can work just as well I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 5, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2018 There was a whole batch of great war action films like that in the 1960s, and that's one of my favourites. Always worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 I know it was the 50s but Stalag 17 is a cracker, full of paranoia and William Holden being brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 5, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2018 It's really good. If it had been made by most other directors it would be better known but being made by Billy Wilder, it's been forgotten behind so many of his other classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2018 D-Mal, I don't know how long you're going to keep this thread up for, but massive props to you for the effort you are putting into it at the moment. It's an absolute godsend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members theironshake Posted September 5, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2018 looks like I'm watching Von Ryan's Express tomorrow cheers for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Bellenda Carlisle Posted September 6, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2018 20 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said:  * Frankenhooker (1990) (Horror Channel, 02:45) - Not quite as good as the Basket Case films, but Frank Henenlotter's hilarious sense of horror humour shines through once again in another lunatic offering. The ending is amazing. Nicolas Cage's Wicker Man is on just before this if you really want to treat yourself tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted September 6, 2018 Author Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Bellenda Carlisle said: Nicolas Cage's Wicker Man is on just before this if you really want to treat yourself tonight. "Best Films On TV Tomorrow" not "Worst Films Of All Time Tonight". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted September 6, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted September 6, 2018 The Grey is absolutely incredible. I brought my son to see a late night showing of that when he was 10, and still to this day, it remains one of his favourite flicks ever. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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