The best of British...
...in alphabetical order...apart from the string of Bond movies, which are ordered according to my score for them.
Think I'll also include movies which I don't think are listworthy...beneath the Bond films in this list. Added that 04/10/2013)...they're now in alphabetical order too.
Think I'll also include movies which I don't think are listworthy...beneath the Bond films in this list. Added that 04/10/2013)...they're now in alphabetical order too.
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- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsDouglas KeayBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettIn this the first installment, we get a chance to meet some of the individuals who took on the responsibility of the 7 Up project, 21-years-ago - Tony, Bruce, Suzi, Nick and Peter.I've followed this series since SBS TV aired this original in the series...even paying to see it in the cinema for later releases. The last in the series (54 up) was perhaps the best in the series...that premiered on SBS TV recently...no cinema release, I don't think.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldDirector Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldDirector Michael Apted interviews the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldThis eye-opening episode uncovers human nature and the desire to survive and succeed in all its heart-breaking glory.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldDirector Michael Apted interviews the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
- DirectorMichael AptedStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldDirector Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
- DirectorMichael AptedPaul AlmondStarsBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon BasterfieldDirector Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
- DirectorMichael AptedPaul AlmondStarsMichael AptedBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettDirector Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.90%
This just seemed more coherent when broadcast over three night on SBS TV, as opposed to one documentary at the cinema. - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRobert DonatMadeleine CarrollLucie MannheimA man in London tries to help a counter-espionage agent, but when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring that is trying to steal top-secret information.Hmm...this could be a bit of nostalgia on my part. I'm assuming that I saw the Alfred Hitchock version of this movie. As a child or a teen I remember finding the scene where the man and the woman are shackled together to be hilarious. Maybe it was the remake (1959) which I saw more recently (and didn't find particularly funny...or vice versa) which makes me think that maybe nostalgia isn't what it used to be...or I just need to see both movies and see if one still stacks up as well as I remember it.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.80%
Fortunately avoids the narrative device on his previous movie, which featured his classic tv series character "Ali G". I.e. this film is more like a series of set pieces than some cobbled together 'story'...and it's all the funnier for it. - DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenGustaf HammarstenClifford BañagaleFlamboyant, gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America.80%
Maybe found this as funny as "Borat"...which surprised me, as I didn't have high hopes for the movie, based on the character featured. - DirectorHugh HudsonStarsBen CrossIan CharlesonNicholas FarrellTwo British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.Not too strong in my memory, but I think I remember the outcome of the races represented here...along with why someone didn't run in one particular race. The music is hard to forget...especially as it gets used such a lot in pop culture.
- DirectorAndrew AdamsonStarsTilda SwintonGeorgie HenleyWilliam MoseleyWhile playing, Lucy and her siblings find a wardrobe that lands them in a mystical place called Narnia. Here they realize that it was fated and they must now unite with Aslan to defeat an evil queen.10/10.
Classic family movie. The best in the series, by a long way. - DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael BatesIn the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.This movie does have some stunning images that have stayed with me. Rewatching it again years after originally viewing it as a teenager or young adult, I got a great kick out of the scene where the anti-hero, Alex, finds religion...to me, that just summed up the human nature!
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsTerence StampSamantha EggarMona WashbourneA man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.Saw this as a child...multiple times (mainly because there wasn't much choice in free to air networks back then...but obviously there must have been something about this movie which made rewatching it 'doable'). From vague memory this was rather creepy...still remember the premise...a man kidnaps a beautiful woman and intends to keep her with him...forever.
- DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsRichard BohringerMichael GambonHelen MirrenAt Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge.10/10
Greenaway's best movie...beautiful and disturbing. Stunning imagery and a hypnotic score too. - DirectorNick HurranStarsMatt SmithDavid TennantJohn HurtIn 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion.85+%
One of a handful of great episodes of the revived series. Funny and poignant too. - DirectorJohn BoormanStarsNigel TerryHelen MirrenNicholas ClayMerlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.10/10
Magical, inspiring, exhilarating legend. With "O Fortuna" playing, you kind of want to go out and pillage... - DirectorJulien TempleStarsPaul CookSteve JonesJohn LydonA film about the career of the notorious punk rock band, the Sex Pistols.I remember liking this docu enough...still remember the clip of the Sex Pistols on that English chat show, being goaded by the host into swearing, when the host himself was being a sleaze. Think this is also the documentary where the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten gives his opinion on fellow 'punk' act Patti Smith's album "Horses"..."Horses? More like horse_!".
- DirectorMike NewellStarsHugh GrantAndie MacDowellJames FleetOver the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.Found this extremely funny the first time that I saw it although not so much the second time. Originally, found Rowan Atkinson a hoot as a priest and kept wondering if it was that chick from the all time great film "Sex, lies and videotape" co-starring in this movie. It was. This is the kind of British hit that I really like...as opposed to British hits like (the rather "meh") "The full Monty" and the abysmal "Death at a funeral". Just could not see the appeal of those two movies.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.10/10
Fortunately this final part was a great finale for the series. The first part of the finale felt like treading water and was in danger of doing a "Matrix"...i.e. sequels which just tread water and make you wish (in the case of The Matrix) it had stopped with just one movie. - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.Until the final part of the final movie, this was my favourite Potter movie. I enjoyed the time travel story in it. Not fresh in my memory, so I'm a bit vague on it.
- DirectorClive BarkerStarsAndrew RobinsonClare HigginsAshley LaurenceA woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.90%
Genuinely scary and disturbing horror movie. There were a whole lot of sequels but I lost interest in this franchise after the 2nd sequel, from memory. - DirectorArmando IannucciStarsTom HollanderPeter CapaldiJames GandolfiniA political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.It's a toss up for me whether to have this in the "Not On List" section of this list. Think I had some notes for it and if had reviewed it here it might have been easier for me to call the toss. In any case, I'll include it in the list proper...from memory it was an amusing political satire...not so fresh in my memory as to be able to draw comparisons with other things...perhaps it's a bit like "Yes Prime Minister" or something?
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.95%
Higher score than I remember. Did feel that this pipped the superior movie ("The social network") at the Academy Awards though.