What is a good film?
Thinking about watching films in the comfort of your home, where it's too easy, sometimes, to get distracted, I wondered how you'd rate a film's quality
having just watched 'Independence Day, resurgence' I realised I hadn't fallen asleep! So it must have been reasonably interesting.
sometimes we watch a film and it's so riveting you find it difficult to pause to even make a drink, (or other necessary activities)
So how do you rate a film's quality
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If only I could cure my OH of watching "The African Queen" whenever he feels like watching a good film! Mind you I can watch the old "thirty nine steps" at least once a year. As both of us know the story lines it must be the repeat enjoyment of a familiar
story that appeals?
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Don't do films on TV, unless it's something really special. In fact I can't remember the last time I watched one.
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I watched 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' the other night in the absence of much else being available. I thought at the end of it 'what a waste of two hours of my life'. Some films are worthwhile whilst other leave you wishing you had spent the time more profitably.
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I love all the SFX/CGI movies, the more realistic the FX the better. Gladiator I've watched at least 6 times, I bought it on blu ray for an even better experience. The only old one I've particularly liked is D Day with all the old stars in it.
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I love all the SFX/CGI movies, the more realistic the FX the better. Gladiator I've watched at least 6 times, I bought it on blu ray for an even better experience. The only old one I've particularly liked is D Day with all the old stars in it.
Apologies
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I like old films in black and white.I watched Brighton Rock last week which i think is great.The first Star wars film was very good as was Jaws.I dont remember the last time i went to a cinema to watch a particular film though.Stories based on fact can also
get my attention but very few remakes of classics are ever any good.v9
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In the words of Mr. MacEnroe, "You cannot be serious". Watched it on a rough afternoon in the channel on a P&O cruise ship. I was glad I hadn't paid good money at the cinema.
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A "good" film has a great script, interesting storyline, decent actors, believable sets and costumes, and one way or another, manages to capture your attention and interest. They can also take you into some great fantasy worlds!
The American tendency to try and "redo" classic British films, such as The Italian Job is destined to fail miserably usually. They can do some truly great films, such as American Graffiti, American Beauty, LA Confidential, but also come up with some awful
tat!The old Hollywood Classics of the 30s and 40s are just great though. Good storytelling without over reliance upon CGI and crash bang wallop!
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I spend a lot of time caring for my parents, and they have a huge library of old films. Gangster movies, westerns, weepies, Hollywood and British classics. I can possibly recite a good bit of the script for "Gone with the Wind"! The classic musicals like
Singing in the Rain and Brigadoon are always worth a look. Love Gene Kelly, fantastic dancer.0 -
Out of Africa, The Mission, The last Samurai, The last of the Mohicans, Gladiator are all films we have watched more than once.
Depending on mood I like films that can cheer me up if feeling a bit low. Ones like Shirley Valentine, The Calendar girls, Overboard, Private Benjamin and Bridget Jones these never fail to make me laugh and cheer me up.
OH likes his 'Sharpe' films and Hornblower collection, The Bourne films is another of his favourites.
When/if I get an evening to myself I do like the old musical films.
We have lots of DVD's and will watch them over and over, neither of us really like going to the cinema these days, too expensive, to much noise going on and you can't pause it to make a cuppa or go to the loo.
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We have films we watch again and again.... Gladiator, Master and Commander (such a shame they didn't make another), oH loves Ealing Comedies. When we had all four log cabins up at Carradale site, we did a film night for rest of family in our cabin....top
of the bill was Whiskey Galore! Num-nah, num-nah, di diddley diddley num-nah-nah..... even the teenagers enjoyed it, mind you, don't think they had ever seen anything like it before.....
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Bargains alert! iTunes currently have a sale on, some great films for just £1.99, £2.99, £3.99........west side story included!
I have indulged!
We saw a complete set of Python Movies DVDs somewhere, I just can't remember where, but it was cheap!
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Ralph Fiennes is my favourite actor. Chilling in Schindlers List. Brilliant in The English Patient.
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I must admit to being a lover of lots of different kinds of film, Sci-fi, thriller, action, murder mystery and don’t tell anyone but even rom-coms
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I don’t know what makes a good film but I have watched A Few Good Men two or three times.
Like Tammy Girl, I tend to watch films on the tv and have a large collection stored on a couple of hard drives. Soon I will be able to watch even more movies when my new Kodi tv box arrives.
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I must admit to being a lover of lots of different kinds of film, Sci-fi, thriller, action, murder mystery and don’t tell anyone but even rom-coms
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I don’t know what makes a good film but I have watched A Few Good Men two or three times.Like Tammy Girl, I tend to watch films on the tv and have a large collection stored on a couple of hard drives. Soon I will be able to watch even more movies when my new Kodi tv box arrives.
Oh yes that's another good one
I like all kinds of films too, mood dependant. I quite often put on Mama Mia when I'm busy making cards
in my craft room, I know it off by heart so just enjoy the music, don't need to watch it. If I'm having a duvet day (not often) I like 7 Brides for 7 Brothers0 -
One of my favourite films is musical but also full of fantastic dancing...Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom. Great story, great music and great dancing! I bought His Moulin Rouge yesterday on ITunes for £1.99!
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The film by which I judge whether or not another is a good film is The Cruel Sea. Being a sad person, I have watched it so many times, I almost know the script off by heart
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I really like the film "Gettysburg" Incredibly well shot and some great music too! Historically pretty accurate, and its got one very unusual factor in it. The producer obviously recognised that in the Battle which took place in July 1862, there were no women involved. So there are no women in the film! That must have been quite a brave decision, but taken in the spirit of accuracy I suppose. But compare it with such a dreadful film as Pearl Harbour, where a film supposedly depicting another Historical battle is totally Hi Jacked by a spurious and fictional love story!
Musical score by Randy Edelmann is outstanding!
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