Monday, August 22, 2005
Rule Britannia!
Te Hee, found it at the British Film Institute of all places.
Sadly I couldn't find just the list, so feel free to paste from mine. Same rules apply as before; bold the ones you've seen.
British Top 100 List
1. The Third Man (1949)
2. Brief Encounter (1945) Beautiful, poignant..sigh
3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Liked
4. The 39 Steps (1935) One of my favourite suspense/thriller movies.
5. Great Expectations (1946) liked
6. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Bloody wonderful (hey it's the British list, bloody fits)
7. Kes (1969)
8. Don't Look Now (1973)
9. The Red Shoes (1948) Liked
10. Trainspotting (1996)
11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Really liked
12. If... (1968)
13. The Ladykillers (1955) Truly excellent
14. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
15. Brighton Rock (1947)
16. Get Carter (1971) Liked
17. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Brilliant!!!!
18. Henry V (1944) rah rah dem band of buggered. Shoot is that the rigth play? meh, Don't feel like looking it up. Laurence Olivier was per darn good though.
19. Chariots of Fire (1981) Frightfully British movie about competition, or running, or college. never was sure.
20. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
21. The Long Good Friday (1980)
22. The Servant (1963)
23. Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) Crappy movie. Crappy crappy crappy.
24. Whisky Galore! (1949)
25. The Full Monty (1997) Charming
26. The Crying Game (1992) I think I was the only person on the planet who didn't know the twist by the time I got to watch it.
27. Doctor Zhivago (1965) Still long and tedious. Not even the yummylicious factor of Omar can make up for it.
28. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) My bible. Want me to quote passage and verse?
29. Withnail and I (1987)
30. Gregory's Girl (1980)
31. Zulu (1964) I loved this movie.
32. Room at the Top (1958) Meh
33. Alfie (1966) Michael Caine IS Alfie.
34. Gandhi (1982) This movie made me want to shower... and eat.
35. The Lady Vanishes (1938) Is there anything better than Hitchcock?
36. The Italian Job (1969) Benny Hill.. do I need to say more the differences between this one and the other?
37. Local Hero (1983) Somehow the scenery was the star of this movie (and Mark Knopfler's music... haunting)
38. The Commitments (1991) Must see movie! A wonderful change from the usual 'we're Irish and poor' depressing crap.
39. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Brilliant. Every single cast member was perfect.
40. Secrets & Lies (1995)
41. Dr. No (1962) Bond. James Bond. Yum... even after all these years I still love Bond.
42. The Madness of King George (1994) Liked
43. A Man For All Seasons (1966) Liked
44. Black Narcissus (1947)
45. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Good.
46. Oliver Twist (1948) Grim
47. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
48. Performance (1970)
49. Shakespeare in Love (1998) Meh
50. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Meh
51. Tom Jones (1963) Don't understand why this is here.
52. 'This Sporting Life' (1963)
53. 'My Left Foot' (1989) Indifferent
54. 'Brazil' (1985) Bad
55. 'The English Patient (1996) Book was so much better.
56. 'A Taste of Honey' (1961)
57. 'The Go-Between' (1970)
58. 'The Man in the White Suit' (1951) The amount of pictures on this list containing Alec Guiness is staggering.
59. 'The Ipcress File' (1965) Deighton. Need I say more?
60. 'Blow-Up' (1966)
61. 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' (1962)
62. 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995) Liked
63. 'Passport to Pimlico' (1949)
64. 'The Remains of the Day (1993) Dull. So very dull.
65. 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' (1971) Liked
66. 'The Railway Children' (1970) Great kids movie
67. 'Mona Lisa (1986)
68. 'The Dam Busters' (1955) One of my all time fav war movies... go figure. Perhaps it was the chronicling of failure that appealed.
69. 'Hamlet" (1948) Yeah yeah, Larry again
70. 'Goldfinger' (1964) Liked
71. 'Elizabeth' (1998) Very nicely done... but Glenda Jackson will forever be Bess to me.
72. 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' (1939) Liked
73. 'A Room with a View' (1985) Liked
74. 'The Day of the Jackal' (1973) Good
75. 'The Cruel Sea' (1952) Excellent
76. 'Billy Liar' (1963) Meh
77. 'Oliver!' (1968) Musical Version.. yay! Still grim.
78. 'Peeping Tom' (1960)
79. 'Far From the Madding Crowd' (1967) Loved
80. 'The Draughtsman's Contract' (1982)
81. 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) Nope, not this time around either.
82. 'Distant Voices Still Lives' (1988)
83. 'Darling' (1965)
84. 'Educating Rita' (1983) Good
85. 'Brassed Off' (1996)
86. 'Genevieve' (1953)
87. 'Women In Love' (1969) Liked
88. 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964) OMG. I'm at a loss. this is a big WTF???
89. 'Fires Were Started' (1943)
90. 'Hope and Glory' (1987)
91. 'My Name Is Joe' (1998)
92. 'In Which We Serve' (1942) Really liked... ( I think I prefer British war movies.. or maybe it's just that I've seen more)
93. 'Caravaggio' (1986)
94. 'The Belles of St. Trinian's' (1954) Fun romp
95. 'Life Is Sweet' (1990)
96. 'The Wicker Man' (1973) My first on screen boobies (I was quite young)
97. 'Nil by Mouth' (1997)
98. 'Small Faces' (1995)
99. 'Carry On Up The Khyber' (1968) Not my fav carry on movie, but still fun.
100. 'The Killing Fields' (1984) meh
Have fun...
X
Sadly I couldn't find just the list, so feel free to paste from mine. Same rules apply as before; bold the ones you've seen.
British Top 100 List
1. The Third Man (1949)
2. Brief Encounter (1945) Beautiful, poignant..sigh
3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Liked
4. The 39 Steps (1935) One of my favourite suspense/thriller movies.
5. Great Expectations (1946) liked
6. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Bloody wonderful (hey it's the British list, bloody fits)
7. Kes (1969)
8. Don't Look Now (1973)
9. The Red Shoes (1948) Liked
10. Trainspotting (1996)
11. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Really liked
12. If... (1968)
13. The Ladykillers (1955) Truly excellent
14. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
15. Brighton Rock (1947)
16. Get Carter (1971) Liked
17. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) Brilliant!!!!
18. Henry V (1944) rah rah dem band of buggered. Shoot is that the rigth play? meh, Don't feel like looking it up. Laurence Olivier was per darn good though.
19. Chariots of Fire (1981) Frightfully British movie about competition, or running, or college. never was sure.
20. A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
21. The Long Good Friday (1980)
22. The Servant (1963)
23. Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) Crappy movie. Crappy crappy crappy.
24. Whisky Galore! (1949)
25. The Full Monty (1997) Charming
26. The Crying Game (1992) I think I was the only person on the planet who didn't know the twist by the time I got to watch it.
27. Doctor Zhivago (1965) Still long and tedious. Not even the yummylicious factor of Omar can make up for it.
28. Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) My bible. Want me to quote passage and verse?
29. Withnail and I (1987)
30. Gregory's Girl (1980)
31. Zulu (1964) I loved this movie.
32. Room at the Top (1958) Meh
33. Alfie (1966) Michael Caine IS Alfie.
34. Gandhi (1982) This movie made me want to shower... and eat.
35. The Lady Vanishes (1938) Is there anything better than Hitchcock?
36. The Italian Job (1969) Benny Hill.. do I need to say more the differences between this one and the other?
37. Local Hero (1983) Somehow the scenery was the star of this movie (and Mark Knopfler's music... haunting)
38. The Commitments (1991) Must see movie! A wonderful change from the usual 'we're Irish and poor' depressing crap.
39. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Brilliant. Every single cast member was perfect.
40. Secrets & Lies (1995)
41. Dr. No (1962) Bond. James Bond. Yum... even after all these years I still love Bond.
42. The Madness of King George (1994) Liked
43. A Man For All Seasons (1966) Liked
44. Black Narcissus (1947)
45. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Good.
46. Oliver Twist (1948) Grim
47. I'm All Right Jack (1959)
48. Performance (1970)
49. Shakespeare in Love (1998) Meh
50. My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) Meh
51. Tom Jones (1963) Don't understand why this is here.
52. 'This Sporting Life' (1963)
53. 'My Left Foot' (1989) Indifferent
54. 'Brazil' (1985) Bad
55. 'The English Patient (1996) Book was so much better.
56. 'A Taste of Honey' (1961)
57. 'The Go-Between' (1970)
58. 'The Man in the White Suit' (1951) The amount of pictures on this list containing Alec Guiness is staggering.
59. 'The Ipcress File' (1965) Deighton. Need I say more?
60. 'Blow-Up' (1966)
61. 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' (1962)
62. 'Sense and Sensibility' (1995) Liked
63. 'Passport to Pimlico' (1949)
64. 'The Remains of the Day (1993) Dull. So very dull.
65. 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday' (1971) Liked
66. 'The Railway Children' (1970) Great kids movie
67. 'Mona Lisa (1986)
68. 'The Dam Busters' (1955) One of my all time fav war movies... go figure. Perhaps it was the chronicling of failure that appealed.
69. 'Hamlet" (1948) Yeah yeah, Larry again
70. 'Goldfinger' (1964) Liked
71. 'Elizabeth' (1998) Very nicely done... but Glenda Jackson will forever be Bess to me.
72. 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips' (1939) Liked
73. 'A Room with a View' (1985) Liked
74. 'The Day of the Jackal' (1973) Good
75. 'The Cruel Sea' (1952) Excellent
76. 'Billy Liar' (1963) Meh
77. 'Oliver!' (1968) Musical Version.. yay! Still grim.
78. 'Peeping Tom' (1960)
79. 'Far From the Madding Crowd' (1967) Loved
80. 'The Draughtsman's Contract' (1982)
81. 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) Nope, not this time around either.
82. 'Distant Voices Still Lives' (1988)
83. 'Darling' (1965)
84. 'Educating Rita' (1983) Good
85. 'Brassed Off' (1996)
86. 'Genevieve' (1953)
87. 'Women In Love' (1969) Liked
88. 'A Hard Day's Night' (1964) OMG. I'm at a loss. this is a big WTF???
89. 'Fires Were Started' (1943)
90. 'Hope and Glory' (1987)
91. 'My Name Is Joe' (1998)
92. 'In Which We Serve' (1942) Really liked... ( I think I prefer British war movies.. or maybe it's just that I've seen more)
93. 'Caravaggio' (1986)
94. 'The Belles of St. Trinian's' (1954) Fun romp
95. 'Life Is Sweet' (1990)
96. 'The Wicker Man' (1973) My first on screen boobies (I was quite young)
97. 'Nil by Mouth' (1997)
98. 'Small Faces' (1995)
99. 'Carry On Up The Khyber' (1968) Not my fav carry on movie, but still fun.
100. 'The Killing Fields' (1984) meh
Have fun...
X
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Well, I'm not sure if I've actually scored better on the British than I would on the American list, but at least I'm less embarrassed about the ones I haven't seen!
Love the comments - Laughed uproarishly (word?) at every "Meh" - it is now a permanent part of my vocabulary. How can three letters express so much, such nuance. Two thumbs up for this blog!
# posted by 
: 8/23/2005 6:12 AM
: 8/23/2005 6:12 AM
'Withnail and I' has some very funny moments. Perhaps not worth renting, but if you catch it on TV, give it a chance.
again, a great list. watch #40 if you can. maybe i'm just a fan of all those actors in it (am a huge brenda blethyn & timothy spall fan), but i thought it was good. - ditto for #8 and #10.
there were so many good movies that didn't make either list. ever see "torch song trilogy" with harvey fierstein??? - only actor to tie tommy tune with tony awards.
great blog, X.
there were so many good movies that didn't make either list. ever see "torch song trilogy" with harvey fierstein??? - only actor to tie tommy tune with tony awards.
great blog, X.
Great list! Great comments... but it was posted on Monday, and it's Friday... can you hear the whine? Looking for entertainment....
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