British Films
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Topic: British Films
Posted By: The Pessimist
Subject: British Films
Date Posted: March 22 2010 at 16:47
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I think I'm going to have to go with Eden Lake. Anyone who hasn't seen it, watch it. Very disturbing and hard to watch so not for the faint-hearted, but once you get through it you realise how good it actually is. ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: March 22 2010 at 16:54
| I have only seen This Is England, and it was very good. I'll check those out, too, thanks for suggesting them. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 10:13
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BUMP this thread needs attention ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 11:36
Thanks for the tip - I haven't seen any of these films. I have This is England saved on my digibox though.
BTW, have you seen Mike Leigh's Naked? Easily one of the most intelligent and uncompromising films I've seen. It should be right up your alley, so to speak. ------------- 
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The Pessimist wrote:Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 23 2010 at 12:52
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I've only seen Scum and This is England. Both pretty good, and rather gritty. I think this is one thing the British film industry does well.
That said, my favourite British film is actually Withnail & I.. 
As an aside, for those who like satire, I recommend 'In the Loop' which is a feature length take on the sitcom 'The Thick of it' It focuses on the media management between Washington and London in the the build up to a Middle East military campaign. Very funny! ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: JemJem714
Date Posted: March 24 2010 at 10:36
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You know, as soon as I saw this thread title I instantly thought EDEN LAKE.
Really fantastic movie. I've been lending my DVD out to everyone I know (and trust with my DVD...) in order to spread the word.
What did you make of the ending though?
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Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: March 24 2010 at 22:22
Definitely contraversial, and unpredictable. I liked it though, probably the most disturbing bit in a way. And Jim, if This is England is recorded on your digibox, then I recommend you watch it as soon as  If you enjoyed it, then check out Dead Man's Shoes. Same director, Shane Meadows, and a very underrated talent at that.------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: March 26 2010 at 14:32
Only we extreme pessimists of Britain would have it come to mind to name a movie production 'SCUM'. 
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Posted By: Kojak
Date Posted: April 11 2010 at 03:14
| Scum is a brilliant film, but I've gone for Dead Man's Shoes. |
Posted By: dude
Date Posted: April 11 2010 at 04:44
Just saw Scum again recently after perhaps 25 years ,interesting to see a very young Ray Winstone!!
What??!! NO CARRY ON FILMS???
"INFAMY INFAMY!! they've all got it in for me!!
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Posted By: Kojak
Date Posted: April 11 2010 at 04:54
 Love it! Yeah, Scum is great, it will stand the test of time. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: April 11 2010 at 06:13
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I saw This Is England, so my vote goes here, but I plan to see others as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_skinhead_films - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_skinhead_films Not that I'm skinhead, but I'm also not against them. And after all, in these films, there's often turn in story that it makes them bad. Sometimes good, depends on circumstances. I like "MADE IN BRITAIN", very well made film about social descending. ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu  Even my |
Posted By: Kojak
Date Posted: April 11 2010 at 09:15
| The Tim Roth film? That was very good, as I remember. |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: April 12 2010 at 00:34
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Yep, Tim Roth shines here. Sheer brutality of his performance and his facial expressions, that's sinister, yet interesting.
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 06 2010 at 09:55
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A Clockwork Orange buries all these ------------- 
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