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Films That I Think You Should Watch Vol 1
Days Of Glory [DVD] [2006]Days Of Glory [DVD] [2006]
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A moving tale of forgotten heroes
Cinema Paradiso (4 Disc Deluxe Edition Box Set) [1989] [DVD]Cinema Paradiso (4 Disc Deluxe Edition Box Set) [1989] [DVD]
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Sublime cinema - the extras are a must have bonus!
Doctor Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [1963]Doctor Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [1963]
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Superb comedy, with a brilliant Peter Sellers playing three roles with incredible skill
Taxi Driver (2 Disc Special Edition) [1976] [DVD]Taxi Driver (2 Disc Special Edition) [1976] [DVD]
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A fascinating insight into the breakdown of the human psyche, and how we perceive the world around us; "Are you talking to me?"
The Godfather Trilogy: Remastered Collection [DVD] [1972]The Godfather Trilogy: Remastered Collection [DVD] [1972]
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Brilliant tale of a mob family through the ages - I'm somewhat of a rarity thinking even #3 is fantastic!
The Usual Suspects (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1995]The Usual Suspects (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1995]
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The ultimate guess who! BTW I'm not Keyser Söze.
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou [DVD] [2004]The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou [DVD] [2004]
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I love Wes Anderson films, and I adore the quaint charm that seems to exude from his films - in my opinion this is his best!
Shaun Of The Dead [DVD] [2004]Shaun Of The Dead [DVD] [2004]
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Great spoof of the horror genre (of which I am not usually a fan) as well as popular culture in general. PLUS a cameo appearence by Timesplitters2! Could it get any better?
L.A. Confidential - Special Edition [DVD] [1997]L.A. Confidential - Special Edition [DVD] [1997]
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Great acting, brilliant plot - all the hallmarks of a great film - very good twist at the end too. A true cop thriller
Fargo (Special Edition) [1996] [DVD]Fargo (Special Edition) [1996] [DVD]
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Typical Coen Bros fare, where the problems keep getting worse and worse. Probably their best to date
Pulp Fiction [DVD] [1994]Pulp Fiction [DVD] [1994]
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Defines a whole genre by itself - where different narrative threads eventually intertwine to reveal the whole picture
The Pianist [2002] [DVD]The Pianist [2002] [DVD]
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How Chicago won best picture Oscar over this I will never know - incredibly poignant and moving
True Romance (1993) [DVD]True Romance (1993) [DVD]
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How love can cause great problems! A great cast in a tale where simple actions have complex consequences
Untouchables, The - Special Edition [DVD] [1987]Untouchables, The - Special Edition [DVD] [1987]
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Another fantastic gangster flick about the capture of Capone's bookeeper - Sean Connery is ace as the veteran Jim Malone
The Blues Brothers [DVD] [1980]The Blues Brothers [DVD] [1980]
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Great musicians playing great music, with so many iconic scenes that have filtered into popular culture. RAWHIDE!
Rashomon [1950] [Special Edition] [DVD]Rashomon [1950] [Special Edition] [DVD]
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Kurosawa is one of the greats, and this tale plays on a human's ability to teel the truth. 4 persepectives of the same evet evntual reveal that no-one can really be truthful
Airplane Special Collector's Edition [DVD] [1980]Airplane Special Collector's Edition [DVD] [1980]
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The ultimate farce movie with the highest pun per minute ration of anything I've seen!
The Big Lebowski [DVD] [1998]The Big Lebowski [DVD] [1998]
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Love it - so many great characters, with such a detailed storyline - what is there not to like?
French Connection/French Connection 2 [DVD] [1975]French Connection/French Connection 2 [DVD] [1975]
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Another great cop film, with one of the greatest chases on the train - the ending still catches me out to this day!
Munich [DVD] [2005]Munich [DVD] [2005]
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Do not mess with Mossad - one of the ultimate revenge stories spawned from the tragedy at the Munich Olympics
The Baader-Meinhof Complex [DVD] [2008]The Baader-Meinhof Complex [DVD] [2008]
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An insight into political extremism, and the lengths to which people are willing to stand fr their beliefs. Also an area of history I knew nothing about prior to this.
Downfall (2 Disc Edition) [2005] [DVD] [2004]Downfall (2 Disc Edition) [2005] [DVD] [2004]
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A refreshingly different approach to Hitler and WW2 - a brilliant character study with Bruno Ganz
Goodfellas (2 Disc Special Edition) [1990] [DVD]Goodfellas (2 Disc Special Edition) [1990] [DVD]
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Fabulous gangster flick, charting both rise and collapse
Casino [DVD] [1996]Casino [DVD] [1996]
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A different type of mob film, with a stellar performance by De Niro
Scarface [DVD] [1983]Scarface [DVD] [1983]
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Say hello to my little friend - Tony Montana is THE man