Agreed.Bella Fortuna wrote:I watched 'Fish Tank' a few months ago - a really impressive film.
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Ratz trivia, my friend's daughter was in This Is England and Animavore met her father in the pub at the Nottingham meet this year.rachelbean wrote:Don't Look Now is #1, really? I mean it's good and I even watched it again recently so Pappa could see it, but how is that #1 and "This is England" #88
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Six degrees of Cheese'n Bacon!HomerJay wrote:Ratz trivia, my friend's daughter was in This Is England and Animavore met her father in the pub at the Nottingham meet this year.rachelbean wrote:Don't Look Now is #1, really? I mean it's good and I even watched it again recently so Pappa could see it, but how is that #1 and "This is England" #88

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I notice several Kubrick films in that list. I know he shot a number of films in England, had more than one English screenwriter, used many English actors, etc. ... but does that make them English?
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Watch The Long Good Friday if you haven't already. Bob Hoskins has retired from acting due to Parkinson's.
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Kind Hearts and Coronets (at a very low No8) is clearly the finest film in the universe.
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I just want to sit for about two weeks solid and watch every film on this list! 

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I wouldn't mind doing that too.Bella Fortuna wrote:I just want to sit for about two weeks solid and watch every film on this list!
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Can you and Rach come over for an immersion film fest?Pappa wrote:I wouldn't mind doing that too.Bella Fortuna wrote:I just want to sit for about two weeks solid and watch every film on this list!


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Best holiday EVARBella Fortuna wrote:Can you and Rach come over for an immersion film fest?Pappa wrote:I wouldn't mind doing that too.Bella Fortuna wrote:I just want to sit for about two weeks solid and watch every film on this list!How about a week solid of food, drink, and flickers?

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rachelbean wrote:Best holiday EVARBella Fortuna wrote:Can you and Rach come over for an immersion film fest?Pappa wrote:I wouldn't mind doing that too.Bella Fortuna wrote:I just want to sit for about two weeks solid and watch every film on this list!How about a week solid of food, drink, and flickers?

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rachelbean wrote:Best holiday EVARBella Fortuna wrote:Can you and Rach come over for an immersion film fest?Pappa wrote:I wouldn't mind doing that too.Bella Fortuna wrote:I just want to sit for about two weeks solid and watch every film on this list!How about a week solid of food, drink, and flickers?

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..... Full Monty
The Italian Job
Zulu
The Italian Job
Zulu
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A very good list ... and read the comments about omitted films for further recommended viewing.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Zulu are ranked too low. Including 28 Days makes me wonder if they just shouldn't have dome a top twenty.
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