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Old 18th August 2015, 11:20 AM
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Competition Studio Canal / Studio Canal Vintage Classics - Classic British Films

Hi everyone,

Do we have many fans of classic British cinema of the past? There's a great new collection from Studiocanal who have been releasing a bunch of old classic British films, fully re-mastered and stuffed with special features. There's some great films in the set!

I got sent the whole series for work and have been working my way through them and they're brilliant. My fave of the bunch has to be The Ladykillers for sure.

Anyone own any of these...
  1. Went The Day Well? (1942)
  2. Dead Of Night (1945)
  3. The Captive Heart (1946)
  4. Brighton Rock (1947)
  5. Hue & Cry (1947)
  6. It Always Rains On Sunday (1947)
  7. Nicolas Nickleby (1947)
  8. Fallen Idol (1948)
  9. Scott Of The Antarctic (1948)
  10. Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949)
  11. Queen Of Spades (1949)
  12. The Third Man (1949)
  13. Whisky Galore (1949)
  14. Dance Hall (1950)
  15. The Happiest Days Of Your Life (1950)
  16. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
  17. The Man In The White Suit (1951)
  18. Tales Of Hoffman (1951)
  19. Angels One Five (1952)
  20. The Cruel Sea (1953)
  21. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
  22. The Belles Of St Trinians (1954)
  23. Hobson's Choice (1954)
  24. An Inspector Calls (1954)
  25. The Maggie (1954)
  26. The Dam Busters (1955)
  27. The Ladykillers (1955)
  28. Woman In A Dressing Gown (1957)
  29. Ice Cold In Alex (1958)
  30. Quartermass And The Pit (1958)
  31. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
  32. Peeping Tom (1960)
  33. School for Scoundrels (1960)
  34. Payroll (1961)
  35. Billy Liar (1963)
  36. The Servant (1963)
  37. Sparrows Can’t Sing (1963)
  38. Darling (1965)
  39. Far From The Madding Crowd (1967)
  40. The Lion In Winter (1968)
  41. Don't Look Now (1973)
  42. The Wicker Man (1973)
  43. Aces High (1976)
  44. The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
  45. Cross Of Iron (1977)

Phew! Such a great collection of films, with some top names too - David Bowie, Alastair Sim, Malcolm Macdowell, Julie Christie, Richard Attenborough, Orson Welles, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Barbara Windsor, Frankie Howerd the list goes on...

Is anyone here a fan of these movies? Own any from the collection?

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A lot of great films there, plus a few I've yet to see too.

I have quite a few of these releases myself and highlights include: Dead of Night, Don't Look Now, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Peeping Tom, Quatermass and the Pit, The Third Man, and of course The Wicker Man.

Queen of Spades is an often overlooked gem too. A shame they didn't release that one in HD.
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No The Singer Not The Song?

C'est la vie....

Quatermass & The Pit fae 67, unless it's QII youve been sent, or the TV programme???

Ahem.

Have a few of them....nice to see The Servant in there, an underrated film imho.
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Definitely check out The Ladykillers if you get the chance, BE. I'm sure you'll love it - excellent comedy.

It's Roy Ward Baker Quatermass film, Demoncrat from 67. Great, great movie! One of Hammer's best imo.
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Definitely check out The Ladykillers if you get the chance, BE. I'm sure you'll love it - excellent comedy.
Oh, I have The Ladykillers - a great film indeed.
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Old 18th August 2015, 02:41 PM
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Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949) and The Ladykillers (1955) are two very fine classic comedies. Lots of witty lines, great actors, hilarious twists and turns - both films show exactly what modern-day comedies are lacking.

As for Peeping Tom (1960)... I've only seen it once, but I guess I quite liked it back in the day...

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I just finished watching Peeping Tom for the first time in my life. I wanted to write a short review, but I simply can't. I am still stunned. Stunned is the word. Or is it mesmerised? I really don't know. I only know that I LOVED watching this movie. Cinematography, score, and, of course, mainly Carl Boehm (or Karlheinz Böhm, to his friends) - 'impressive' is a word that sounds convincing. But it does not even come close to doing justice to this masterpiece.
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Great PT review, Prince!

I'm yet to see Kind Hearts but really looking forward to getting around to watching it now
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Old 18th August 2015, 09:40 PM
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I have Dead of Night and Quatermass and the Pit but I think that is it, I think it is but I'd need to check my collection! Oh, I have the dvd of Woman in a Dressing Gown, Billy Liar, Darling.

There are a few of these on my wishlist that I need to pick up including (but not limited to) The Third Man (yet another copy), Dance Hall, The Belles of St. Trinians, School for Scoundrels.
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That's a brilliant list. A while ago I compiled my own:

Top 10 Greatest British Films | Film 365
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The Ladykillers is always somewhere at the top, wonderful film. Scott Of The Antarctic, The Dam Busters, Queen of Spades or Dead of Night, for sure. And anything that starred Richard Todd or Leslie Banks, I find watchable. Cottage To Let, Went the Day Well.
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