Top Ten and Desert Island flicks...
Well I'm really no big film buff - but I know what I like. Films that I can watch more than once and still get something from them. So, in no particular order...
Blazing Saddles - Best of Genre
Way out West - Laurel & Hardy at their best
Blues Brothers - superb musical, and then some
Shawshank Redemption - bit of a cliche, but....
Pulp Fiction - Best of Quentin, when the style was ground-breaking...
Airplane - Probably all time fave if I had to pick. The original.
Aliens - Thought this was better than first (after this it went downhill)...
The Usual Suspects - That ending! Cop out or genius?
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Best thing Nicholson's done.
Papillion - Enthralling
Life of Brian - Best of Python IMO*
The Deer Hunter - Beast of a film.
Twins - Ok only joking...
*afficianado's of Python might be jealous to know that "The Seventh Python", Carol Cleveland, (Mrs Gregory in Life of Brian amongst other characters - Google her) is my son's drama teacher.
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