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Old 13th December 2018, 02:09 PM
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THE BEST FILMS THAT YOU WOULD HAPPILY NEVER WATCH AGAIN

I tried to list these films in order of how good I consider them, not how likely I am to watch them again, but found it so difficult that I had put them in alphabetical order and only way to include all the films I wanted was to do it as two separate lists of 10.

I think all the films below are at least very good, if not masterpieces, and own at least half of them on DVD or BD. Despite that, I would not be upset if I didn't see any of them again!

Tier 1
  • Antichrist
  • Cannibal Holocaust
  • Funny Games (original)
  • Grave of the Fireflies
  • Irreversible
  • Son of Saul
  • The Road
  • United 93
  • Watership Down
  • We Need to Talk about Kevin

Tier 2
  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  • The Color Purple
  • Come and See
  • Dancer in the Dark
  • Gone with the Wind
  • The Plague Dogs
  • Precious
  • Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
  • Tyrannosaur
  • When the Wind Blows
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Old 14th December 2018, 06:44 AM
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I had to spend some time on this. I've tried to come up with a list of films that were critically lauded but I find myself with no desire to return to.....

Not for extreme content or anything like that (forced entry would be number one in that case) just films that left me totally cold.


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Old 14th December 2018, 10:07 AM
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Interesting to see The English Patient on your list. It's a film which I consider to be extremely well made but also incredibly dull. I completely understand why it was so popular with critics and those responsible for industry awards, but it is a film I would put into the "great films you'd happily never see again" category.

I would say the same with Titanic, but I have big issues with the pacing, acting, and writing, so it wouldn't make my list of "best films" in the first place.

That said, I do own both of these films!
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Hmmmmmmm .......

What with my recent reevaluation thang, I have learned that a film is a film is a film. Unless it's Problem Child or Mordum.

Brief Encounter (blub blub blub etc)
Philosophy Of A Knife ( just under 4 hours of "experiments" ....can't wait for the BD )
Prevenge (beastie!!)
Madhouse (1974) (beasties!!)
High Noon
The Gospel According to St Matthew (eyes ... all those eyes)
Noah
Patton
Sorority Girls in The Slime Bowl-A-Rama
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A Snake of June
Melancholia
The Pianist
Gone With the Wind
Solaris
Ben Hur
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Shaun of the Dead
Braveheart
Patton

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Old 18th December 2018, 11:26 AM
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Next Tuesday will be Christmas Day and most people will, if they haven't already, be looking for the perfect Christmas films to watch over the next week.

For this week's topic, could you picture a scenario where someone wants a list of films they should watch over the next seven days (including Christmas Day) and come up with a definitive list of the 10 films you consider essential viewing over the festive period?

ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS FILMS

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Xmas is it??


The Journey Of Natty Gann
The Shining
Rare Exports
Muppets Christmas Carol / Scrooge
Hostile Hostages
Happiness Of The Katachuris
Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
5000 Fingers Of Dr T
The Ordeal
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Assault On Precint 13 ( remake version)
A Christmas Carol
Fred Clause
Gremlins
Home Alone
Its A Wonderful Life
Santa Clause The Movie
Superman
The Sword In The Stone
The Wizard Of Oz
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ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS FILMS

This was tougher than I thought and, with three films based on his classic book, really shows the impact of Charles Dickens on shaping what most of the Western world think of as Christmas.
  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Die Hard
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • A Christmas Carol (1951)
  • Gremlins
  • The Snowman
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol
  • Scrooged
  • Bad Santa
  • Don't Open till Christmas
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