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Your best film ever?

(292 Posts)
Blinko Mon 05-Sept-22 11:27:44

Lawrence of Arabia. Spectacular scenery and Omar Sharif!

MawtheMerrier Mon 05-Sept-22 11:24:29

Gabrielle56

As a P.S.? I very nearly signed up to be a nun on the back of SoM too!!!?

Clumpy shoes in RL and no (swoon) Christopher Plummer. sad

BigBertha1 Mon 05-Sept-22 11:18:42

Out of Africa but it makes me cry buckets.

Ilovecheese Mon 05-Sept-22 11:02:06

It's a toughie but I think Gladiator.
For real oldies, All About Eve.

MayBee70 Mon 05-Sept-22 10:30:32

Given that the 100 people would include children ( wouldn’t expect people to find babysitters) I’d choose Toy Story 1 which is suitable for all ages. I couldn’t choose the best film I’ve ever seen because that’s usually the last good film I’ve seen.

GrannyGravy13 Mon 05-Sept-22 10:23:05

Gabriella56 Sound of Music is still watched in this house.

(My Dad took me to see the original stage show, I just about remember getting dressed up to go to the Theatre, and standing up to see the stage)

Gabrielle56 Mon 05-Sept-22 10:19:48

As a P.S.? I very nearly signed up to be a nun on the back of SoM too!!!?

Gabrielle56 Mon 05-Sept-22 10:18:09

It amuses me sometimes when the trendies say they love brief encounter/Shawshank redemption/ it's a wonderful life etc etc. Knowing full well that they often traipse these out because it's fashionable! My SiL is an avid trend follower regardless of how relevant or true ( it is) not many say Jurassic park/ home alone /Wizard of Oz or any of the popular kidult movies that wowed us all with innovative effects of their time! My faves are Green Mile/gladiator/and the gerrlorious The Sound of Music as the top Banana for me!! Saw it 9 times before 'Binge 'was a noun for movies and they were called " films" know every single word of every song and our choir have a medley we now sing too, alpine heaven......

Lucca Mon 05-Sept-22 10:10:26

One flew over the cuckoos nest

Life is beautiful (la vita è bella)

Those are my first thoughts…….( that’s not a film !!)

Ladyleftfieldlover Mon 05-Sept-22 10:04:34

Pulp Fiction is my all time favourite. I love Tarrantinto films, although they’re a little violent.

Redhead56 Mon 05-Sept-22 09:59:16

Home alone 1 for favourite family film but Shaw Shank Redemption a favourite hard hitting film.

GrannyGravy13 Mon 05-Sept-22 09:52:49

I have my vacuous head on this morning and therefore my favourite film would be The Holiday, it was my late Mums favourite, it is also my sister’s and daughter’s favourite start of the Christmas season film

Zoejory Mon 05-Sept-22 09:47:49

Adventures in Babysitting

pensionpat Mon 05-Sept-22 09:47:32

So difficult to pick just one. What springs to mind is 3 Billboards outside Ebbing and Manchester by the Sea. But I shall think of lots more.

henetha Mon 05-Sept-22 09:47:16

It's hard to name one film, but if I had to it would be "Death in Venice" with the wonderful Dirk Bogard.

Calendargirl Mon 05-Sept-22 09:44:20

Trouble is, we all have such different tastes.

Dread to think what I might get invited to.

Mamma Mia!!!

No thank you!

Personally, I like Brief Encounter, but not to everyone’s liking I know.

MawtheMerrier Mon 05-Sept-22 09:25:26

An ad has just flashed up on my phone offering a Private Screening at my local Cineworld Cinema for up to 100 people of my choosing for £120. So a bit like a birthday bowling/ trampolining/ soft play party for a child - but for grown ups.
So it got me thinking - I don’t actually have 100 friends sad so it might be fewer, but what film would I choose ?
While I am thinking - what film was your BEST EVER which you would like to share on a special occasion?
(Presumably the popcorn ? is included )