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My Favourite Films and TV (Part One)
The Straight Story [DVD] [1999]The Straight Story [DVD] [1999]
Buy used from: £11.94
A straight story like Elephant Man, An Actors movie, one actor really, who died soon after, R Farnsworths greatest work, his last.
Being There [DVD] [1979]Being There [DVD] [1979]
Buy used from: £7.68
I'm a sucker for Peter Sellers movies.
Duck Soup [DVD] [1933]Duck Soup [DVD] [1933]
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £4.99
The Greatest Comedian, Groucho the God.
Blazing Saddles (30th anniversary edition) [DVD] [1974]Blazing Saddles (30th anniversary edition) [DVD] [1974]
Buy used from: £3.48
Everyone should love one Mel Brooks work, or they are not human beings worth knowing.
Doctor Strangelove [DVD] [1963]Doctor Strangelove [DVD] [1963]
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £2.49
Soory, Peter Sellers was a genius.
Blue Velvet [1986] (David Lynch) [DVD]Blue Velvet [1986] (David Lynch) [DVD]
Buy used from: £3.39
One of his best definitive works.
The Birds [DVD] [1963]The Birds [DVD] [1963]
Buy new: £4.28 / Used from: £1.74
An obvious one to have on a list? Well the next one is even more obvious...
Citizen Kane [DVD] [1942]Citizen Kane [DVD] [1942]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.45
Rosebud! Rosebud!
Solaris [DVD] [1972]Solaris [DVD] [1972]
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £8.49
Ah, dead girlfriends are pesky. Hard to forget, hard to dig up and keep in the basement secretly.
Young Frankenstein [DVD] [1975]Young Frankenstein [DVD] [1975]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.50
Black and white comedy. Punchlines are Punchlines... Punches to the face.
Heimat 2 [DVD]Heimat 2 [DVD]
Buy used from: £75.00
The first I watched, still the best. Pretentious? Yes. Moving? Yes.
Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator [1940] [DVD]Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator [1940] [DVD]
Who would attack Hitler first? Roosevelt? No, that sickly sweet comedian Charlie Chaplin.
Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]Twin Peaks: Complete Season 1 [DVD] [1990]
Buy new: £17.88 / Used from: £12.99
It's sad that the best work Lynch would be responsible for is TV, which treated him so shabbily.
Crimewave [DVD] [1985]Crimewave [DVD] [1985]
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £6.84
Still better than Spiderman.
Raising Arizona [1987] [DVD]Raising Arizona [1987] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £2.99
Okay, so it has Cage in it, nothings perfect, suppose you'd pick The Big Lebowski, yeah...well...maybe you have a point...
Blade Runner (Remastered Directors Cut)Blade Runner (Remastered Directors Cut)
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I have a soft spot for Sci-Fi ...sorry. I wish I was a Android (one that lasts longer than these ones).
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 [DVD] [2004]Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 [DVD] [2004]
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.85
Amazingly it's great fun. Nothing like the dated drivel it was based on.
Hill Street Blues - Series 1 [DVD] [1981]Hill Street Blues - Series 1 [DVD] [1981]
Buy new: £17.38 / Used from: £14.00
Still the best cop show. EVER.
The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]The Wire : Complete HBO Season 1 [DVD]
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £10.00
The best cop show....er...
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Series 1 - 4 (9 Disc Box Set) (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [DVD]Curb Your Enthusiasm - Series 1 - 4 (9 Disc Box Set) (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [DVD]
Buy used from: £40.00
Oh God, it's heaven on Earth. The Son of Holy Groucho!
Deadwood: Complete HBO Season 1 [2004] [DVD]Deadwood: Complete HBO Season 1 [2004] [DVD]
Buy new: £11.28 / Used from: £8.00
Season 2 isn't as good as this perfect season, nothing could. I'm in love with Calamity Jane. How could they cancel this?
Humax PVR8000T/80 Set Top BoxHumax PVR8000T/80 Set Top Box
Buy used from: £89.00
Okay, not a film, but has made my TV watching life heaven, you can even upgrade the drive. Mines 120GB, works great, even with my poor reception.
Sapphire and Steel: The Complete Series [DVD] [1979] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Sapphire and Steel: The Complete Series [DVD] [1979] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Buy used from: £24.99
You can get this in PAL, why not at Amazon?
Samsara [DVD]Samsara [DVD]
okay, so I despise religion, but this movie proves a seductive movie. I still don't believe it. Sorry Mum (She's a Buddist).
Cape Fear [DVD] [1961]Cape Fear [DVD] [1961]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.00
forget the hateful remake, this is the one. Great acting.