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turbojolt
08-05-12, 11:31 AM
I bought and watched 'NED' yesterday it was a really good film, like most British films it was a lot more gritty and real then the Crap yanks churn out :roll: , I'm going to start a British film collection and just wanted to know what ones you guys own and what ones to avoid :thumb:
Hopefully Scotland isn't really like the film portrays but it wasn't until I went to Manchester for 2 weeks that I realised shameless was a documentary.
steviegsi
08-05-12, 11:57 AM
Trainspotting, sexy beast, snatch, lock stock, rocknrolla, layer cake, football factory, the business, Essex boys, rise of a foot soldier, there's a load more but I can't think lol
turbojolt
08-05-12, 12:00 PM
I own all of them other then sexy beast lol
Southie
08-05-12, 12:11 PM
Get Crater, Clockwork Orange, ID, Quadrophenia, Scum, green street, all gone Pete Tong, Human Traffic are some of my British favourites.
EDIT Crater lol
sexy beast is quality. try gangster no.1 and dead mans shoes
mk1nova_rich
08-05-12, 12:56 PM
I loved NEDS, thought it was a really good film. As above Rise of the Foot Soldier, Football Factory etc all good British films. I also like This is England and Dead Mans Shoes :thumb: my next ones to watch are Twin Town and Brighton Rock
Get Crater, Clockwork Orange, ID, Quadrophenia, Scum, green street, all gone Pete Tong, Human Traffic are some of my British favourites.
good films there got them all
mk1nova_rich
08-05-12, 01:15 PM
I found Clockwork Orange seriously disturbing...
turbojolt
08-05-12, 01:46 PM
Scum is one of the best British films imo don't like get carter or any film with Michael cane he is a shocking actor
turbojolt
08-05-12, 01:51 PM
animal farm :)
Is that porn lol
no................................................ .. depends what 1 haha
turbojolt
08-05-12, 01:53 PM
Dirty boy
why thank you dear jurbotolt
mk1nova_rich
08-05-12, 02:24 PM
Scum is one of the best British films imo don't like get carter or any film with Michael cane he is a shocking actor
:wtf: Italian Job is a true British classic...I also thought Harry Brown was a really good film
try gangster no.1 and dead mans shoes
Dead Mans Shoes is one of my favourite films.
Gangster #1 is great too, Paul Bettany is really good in it. Its just let down by Malcolm McDowell and David Thewlis's immense overacting lol
Maybe also try The Long Good Friday
[edit] Don't forget 28DL if you want to break the 'British-film-makers-only-do-gangster-movies' mould lol
turbojolt
08-05-12, 02:36 PM
The Italian job is so ****ttttttte I've never been able to watch the whole thing
Southie
08-05-12, 02:42 PM
Oh... Rita Sue and Bob too is a good one lol
mk1nova_rich
08-05-12, 02:43 PM
The Firm is also good, and the trailer of Awaydays looks like it might be worthh watching...
Southie
08-05-12, 02:48 PM
Another worth watching is the Krays, not watched it in a while though.
turbojolt
08-05-12, 02:52 PM
Another worth watching is the Krays, not watched it in a while though.
That is good forgot about that film
paul james
08-05-12, 03:04 PM
Definitely check out The long Good Friday, its a quality film. Unleashed is a fun film too, ok its not that British seeing as its a Jet Li film, but it is set here and has Bob Hoskins as a gangster in it again, "****ing pyjamas!"
Southie
08-05-12, 03:06 PM
Here's a Not so British film but looks very good quality lol 18+ LINKY (http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?186052-FILM-Hobo-with-a-shotgun-trailer..&p=2027070#post2027070)
turbojolt
08-05-12, 03:18 PM
Definitely check out The long Good Friday, its a quality film. Unleashed is a fun film too, ok its not that British seeing as its a Jet Li film, but it is set here and has Bob Hoskins as a gangster in it again, "****ing pyjamas!"
I've got unleashed mate and it is really good lol
phunkynova
08-05-12, 04:16 PM
A old but good film is Kes
thedjse
08-05-12, 04:22 PM
Bullet Boy was alright i thought, there is some quality titles in this thread a few i havent seen so will be looking out for them.
Im a big fan of British Film as said better than the yanks versions
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/49/Battle_of_Britain_film.jpg
All I got was a belly full of English Channel
lol
The Firm is also good, and the trailer of Awaydays looks like it might be worthh watching...
The firm is good but i didnt think much to 'away days' :cry:
Isnt 'dead man running' a british film, thats funny as feck, 'Tamer Hassan and Danny Dyer' most of the ones already suggested are really good films, if youre into your old skool then 'weekender' is another class one to watch, similar vein to 'human traffic' :d
paul james
08-05-12, 06:42 PM
How about some of the recent Statham films, Blitz and Killer Elite.
turbojolt
08-05-12, 06:45 PM
How about some of the recent Statham films, Blitz and Killer Elite.
Do any cars roll over and blow up because if they do its not for me l
great british films... how about carry on camping / screaming / up the khyber... true classics
the ladykillers (original not remake) awesome
anything with alec guinness really......
brighton rock, the original with richard attenborough, not the remake
the dambusters.... it should be played before all euro 2012 games in the england dressing room....
the long memory. a film noir starring john mills, its got more atmosphere & london grittiness than all of the modern gangster flicks put together.
turbojolt
08-05-12, 07:15 PM
My bird loves all the carry on films as she use to watch them all when staying at her Nans
The long memory sounds interesting will add it to the list cheers mate
mk1nova_rich
08-05-12, 07:18 PM
How about Eden Lake?
turbojolt
08-05-12, 07:23 PM
How about Eden Lake?
What's it about mate
turbojolt
08-05-12, 07:40 PM
about 90 mins
:tumble:
come on, you can't work out what a film called eden lake is about??????
lake gives you an idea of being out in the country,
eden is to give it a nice sounding name, but you just know evil will befall some poor unsuspecting couple who go there.........
there, you don't need to watch it now....
What about Holiday on the Buses ? lol
Cass, Harry Brown, Rolling with the nines.
turbojolt
08-05-12, 08:25 PM
come on, you can't work out what a film called eden lake is about??????
lake gives you an idea of being out in the country,
eden is to give it a nice sounding name, but you just know evil will befall some poor unsuspecting couple who go there.........
there, you don't need to watch it now....
I can see you doing Jonathan Ross's old job on channel 1 with them reviews
does your van have an am band on the radio?? if yes, then get it on radio 5Live (693) from 2-4pm on a friday. its the movie show with simon mayo & mark kermode. you will learn a lot about films.
turbojolt
08-05-12, 08:57 PM
I'm not sure if it does or not tbh lol will have a look and a listen if it does
nova ian
08-05-12, 10:50 PM
sexy beast is quality. try gangster no.1 and dead mans shoes
Oh yes, dead mans shoes, now your talking! :thumb:
Any of the Shane Meadows ranks very highly with me. Especially This is England. My favouritest film I'd say
well done ian! im glad someone knows who im talking about!
sarah, if you have a blu ray player, i may lend it to you. you masy also be fortunate enough to borrow my on the busses film collection IF you take care of them
turbojolt
09-05-12, 09:45 AM
I don't have a blu ray player :( want to lend me that aswell lol
Southie
09-05-12, 11:09 AM
Another messy classic is "Nil by mouth" ;)
Also for a laugh Hellraiser.
steviegsi
09-05-12, 12:09 PM
Twin town as already mentionioned. Definitely get it ! Tis very funny
Edit- a fish called wanda too
pikey1986
09-05-12, 02:45 PM
i watched cass a couple of years ago, id rather pull teeth than watch it again imo
nova ian
09-05-12, 02:59 PM
Twin town as already mentionioned. Definitely get it ! Tis very funny
Edit- a fish called wanda too
lollol Forgot about Twin Town! classic!
The Business, Severence, Doghouse, Goodbye Charlie Bright, The Mark Of Cain, The Devils Playground, I.D, Outlaw, Chopper (Australian but judging by what you already have you'll like it). Steer well clear of Away day's and Green Street 2 as they are sh1te.
Southie
09-05-12, 10:13 PM
I forgot about Chopper, that was shocking lol
any monty python film
guest house paradiso
kevin and perry go large
heres an old but minter made for tv in the 70s or 80s: sammys super t shirt!
chopper is austrailian fyi
brazil is good too. terry gillingham
the crying game
time bandits
buster is surprisingly good for a phill collins film
the elephant man
flash gordon
the shining
superman 2
american warewolf in london
condor man
1984 - top film that!
highlander
alien - british film!
boys from brazil - nazi hitler cloning film. mint!
when the wind blows. animated film, haunting.
bugsy malone
theres more when i remember
and you can have my ps3 when you pry it from my cold dead fingers. you can borrow on the busses when we are next at loomses
Southie
10-05-12, 10:10 AM
I've condorman on my iphone, a truly terrible cheesefest. lol
i need to find it. i have tried downloading it but its dubbed iin spanish! where did you get it from?
steviegsi
10-05-12, 10:23 AM
i watched cass a couple of years ago, id rather pull teeth than watch it again imo
Never seen the film , but I got about 5 pages into the book and binned it, it was that bad.
Southie
10-05-12, 10:31 AM
i need to find it. i have tried downloading it but its dubbed iin spanish! where did you get it from?
A guy I work with had it on DVD so I converted it ;)
For the sake of £4 just buy it or learn Spanish lol.
http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/1009283/Condorman/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518|cat:1009283|prd:100 9283
of all the films ive ever wanted that i thought were rare or hard to get hold of i thought this was totally unavailable
im buying it! cheers brah
guest house paradiso
Oh, we're including sh!t films in the list too? lol
Not sure if I'd classify Alien as a brit film though... hmm
produced in the uk so yep, constitutes a british film by definition.
granted GHP is ****, british and has eddie and richie in it so its worth a watch up until the stupid puking scene
well, ok co-produced
**** it, no its not then haha
paul james
10-05-12, 03:17 PM
any monty python film
guest house paradiso
kevin and perry go large
heres an old but minter made for tv in the 70s or 80s: sammys super t shirt!
Wow, sammys super t shirt! thats the film I have half remembred from my childhood, but my memory of it was so sketchy I wondered even if it was real! I must watch it again, all I remembered was that there was a t-shirt with a tiger on it that made a kid run really fast, and me wanting that t-shirt so I could run fast too! :)
joff-turbo-nova
10-05-12, 03:28 PM
I missed Shaun of the Dead when it was released at the cinema, saw it a few years ago and thought it was ace!
I also saw last week, which I hadn't seen for a long time , Four Weddings and a Funeral, made by Channel 4 films . I laughed so much I woke the boy up !!!
The funeral part is so sad, but then turns funny again within 1 line of dialoge ! Brill !
Joff
Southie
10-05-12, 04:13 PM
Wow, sammys super t shirt! thats the film I have half remembred from my childhood, but my memory of it was so sketchy I wondered even if it was real! I must watch it again, all I remembered was that there was a t-shirt with a tiger on it that made a kid run really fast, and me wanting that t-shirt so I could run fast too! :)
Here you go, you can start watching it again then. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pmyKxH8rDo
Oh, we're including sh!t films in the list too? lol
Not sure if I'd classify Alien as a brit film though... hmm
alien was made in the uk..
as were all the kubrick films after clockwork orange (with american coin though)
so full metal jacket.... was actually filmed in herts, essex & the london docklands seriously
turbojolt
10-05-12, 07:54 PM
you can have my ps3 when you pry it from my cold dead fingers. you can borrow on the busses when we are next at loomses
I haven't read the rules but I'm sure murder and grave robbing are a no no, so yes thank you and please I would like to borrow said dvds
alien was made in the uk..
I know, a lot of films are. But it was American financed, american written and only two of the cast were brits
Brighton Rock is absolutely dog muck.That has to be one of the worst films i have ever seen.
Some of my personal faves are...
Essex Boys,Rise of the footsoldier,football factory -which has the best line ever in a film "i cant wait to see your fanny!" LOL lol
Quadraphenia is good also.
steviegsi
10-05-12, 09:04 PM
Rise of the footsoldier
Get Carlton Leaches book 'muscle' to compliment the film.... The mental-ness of them all and what they got up to is an excellent read, and comes accross alot better than what they could portray in a 2 hour film. Still not a bad show though. :thumb:
Brighton Rock is absolutely dog muck.That has to be one of the worst films i have ever seen.
i assume you mean the colour remake version, as opposed to the classic b/w one
Quadraphenia is good also.
i never thought it was as good as the hype though.
what about the rocky horror picture show???? that should be the official png film......
Yes the 2010 ??? remake,proper garbage was that.
Quadraphenia is best loved for the bikes and the brawling,nothing else.
"puts your hands on your hips..lol.........."
Where is Richard O'Brien these days? not seen him since the Crystal Maze........
Another one i like is Bronson that guy is a nut job!
bronson was an ar$ehole..
he commited an armed robbery & then spends the rest of his days in jail because he is too stupid to simply do his time without kicking off at everyone.....
a film glorifying him is about as bad
Mr Nice
film is mediocre compared to the book BUT if you are a mongtard that doesnt read lol, its a good surface scratcher
Matt2107
11-05-12, 02:26 PM
Dog Soldiers and 28 Days later if you like British Horror.
rednova
11-05-12, 03:25 PM
the veteran was quite good - especially when he takes on a gang of hoodies/armed no goods in a london estate call of duty style with a decent plot too
Big_Chap
18-05-12, 09:27 PM
The Guard, s**t hot! (Irish though...)
Rick Draper
20-05-12, 01:49 AM
Kes classic film, well worth a watch.
Then you have:
A Clockwork Orange which is arguable Stanley Kubrick finest works,
TT, Closer to the edge,
I Superbiker (good but wanting to be closer to the edge),
Bonded by blood which is about the Rettendon murders (everyone knows a cockney **** who knows more than anyone there at the time)
Rick Draper
20-05-12, 01:51 AM
Another one i like is Bronson that guy is a nut job!
Technically he is just institutionalised, not a "nut job". He has never murdered or killed anyone.
Matt2107
21-05-12, 01:16 PM
the veteran was quite good - especially when he takes on a gang of hoodies/armed no goods in a london estate call of duty style with a decent plot too
Best part of the film is that shoot out sequence.
Stupid hoodies remind me of the mogidashu militia in Black Hawk down, pointing their little guns in the general direction and squeezing the trigger with their eyes closed.
**** ending though.
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