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After having just watched Doctor Zhivago and now put A Clockwork Orange on, I pondered my favourite films and came up with these:
1. Blade Runner - Sci-fi vistas extraordinaire.
2. Empire of the Sun - Christian Bale's break through film. A proper story with excellent acting and feeling.
3. Alien - Sci-Fi mixed with proper tension / horror.
4. Lawrence of Arabia - The acting and scenery speak volumes for David Lean's epic style.
5. A Clockwork Orange - Forget the hype, a superb look at social questions that are still relevant today with the Kubrick touch of brilliance.
6. 2001 - Another Kubrick materpiece.
7. The Thing - John Carpenter does Aliens with snow.
8. Shawshank Redemption - A powerhouse of emotion and acting.
9. Doctor Zhivago - One of MGM's last true epics.
10. The Fifth Element - Style, comedy, action all with a tongue very firmly in cheek.
Others such as Matrix, LOTR, Sin City, Ferris, Underworld, Apocalypse Now, Ice Age, MiB, come and go, but the above list endures.
Maybe my career history starting with the broadcast industry has meant that I'm a sucker for beautiful imagery on film.
1. Blade Runner - Sci-fi vistas extraordinaire.
2. Empire of the Sun - Christian Bale's break through film. A proper story with excellent acting and feeling.
3. Alien - Sci-Fi mixed with proper tension / horror.
4. Lawrence of Arabia - The acting and scenery speak volumes for David Lean's epic style.
5. A Clockwork Orange - Forget the hype, a superb look at social questions that are still relevant today with the Kubrick touch of brilliance.
6. 2001 - Another Kubrick materpiece.
7. The Thing - John Carpenter does Aliens with snow.
8. Shawshank Redemption - A powerhouse of emotion and acting.
9. Doctor Zhivago - One of MGM's last true epics.
10. The Fifth Element - Style, comedy, action all with a tongue very firmly in cheek.
Others such as Matrix, LOTR, Sin City, Ferris, Underworld, Apocalypse Now, Ice Age, MiB, come and go, but the above list endures.
Maybe my career history starting with the broadcast industry has meant that I'm a sucker for beautiful imagery on film.