General Chat

I saw A Taste of Honey on TV on a sleepover at a friend's house when I was about 12. My mother was horrified.

It is indeed an absolutely classic Brit movie, and a really good one.

A Taste of Honey is a fab film, haven't seen that for a long time x

OOOO

BHAJI ON THE BEECH

REBECCA[IF IT WAS BRITISH]

Maz, I do like The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts..... I like Alec Guinness was brilliant.

KES

RITA SUE AND BOB TOO

A TASTE OF HONEY

THE COMMITMENTS

ok 4 Weddings was great (although I prefer Love Actually), I love Lock Stock and Life of Brian but I'm with Ann GG - Ealing Comedies especially The Ladykillers and not forgetting Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Maz. XX

That's because you've got good taste Kathryn. Please don't hate me for it but I even like some of Hitchcock's colour films lol

Buttercup, I must be an old softy too! Love that film
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SRS: The 39 Steps only half counts. ;)

It was written by a Canadian, you know!

And yes, it has to be the 1935 version. We just watched it ... again ... last month.

The author was John Buchan -- otherwise known as Lord Tweedsmuir -- oh look! -- Governor General of Canada 1935-1940.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchan%2C_1st_Baron_Tweedsmuir

Oh, okay, he was really English. But he lived here!


Actually, I'll throw in any of Hitchcock's pre-colour movies.

There's quite a few that I've never seen so I cannot say it's the best but I do have a soft spot for The 39 Steps (1935). My favourite probably changes but I always enjoy watching this.

ahhhhhh call me an Old Softy.....Brief Encounter:-)

Not sure about best ever -- but Oh What a Lovely War is one of my all-time favourites.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh!_What_a_Lovely_War

Dickie Attenborough, with just everybody:

"In 1969 Richard Attenborough transformed it into a film. His star-studded cast included Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Jack Hawkins, Corin Redgrave, Michael Redgrave, Vanessa Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Maggie Smith, Ian Holm, Malcolm McFee, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Nanette Newman, Edward Fox, Susannah York, John Clements, Phyllis Calvert and Maurice Roëves. This film has been released on DVD."

Good Grief there are so many British Films....some of them go back yonks. How about the war films, like The Dambusters, 633 Squadron and so on, or some of the timeless romances we've seen on the silver screen over the decades?

We've had some great films, that are uniquely British, and all should be commended in their own right.

got to be Life of Brian for me!! and also Ealing Comedies - The Lavender Hill Mob etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_films

In case you need a list of them :-)

Was bend it like Beckham a British film? I saw that a few months ago... I have to say I didn't expect to enjoy it, but it was really good!

I also liked that one where all the blokes stripped off??

And Billy Elliott I loved, as well..... and for a non-film watcher, I am impressed with that little lot!

Love

Daff xxxx

What's your choice?
Four Weddings and a Funeral has beaten off stiff competition to be named the best British movie of all time.

The poll also saw Sir Sean Connery and Sir Anthony Hopkins sharing the title of Britain's favourite actor while Dame Judi Dench was named best actress.

Richard Curtis's 1994 romantic comedy took 22 per cent of the vote in the poll beating Monty Python's Life of Brian by just 1 per cent.

The film made a star of its leading actor Hugh Grant and his then-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley who wore a daring black Versace dress - held together with gold safety pins - to the premiere.

Grant - who came fourth in the poll for best actor -played commitment-phobe Charles who realises he is in love with Carrie played by Hollywood actress Andie MacDowell.

Life of Brian's mixture of comedy and religious themes prompted controversy when it was released in 1979.

It tells the story of Brian Cohen played by Graham Chapman who is born in the manger next to Jesus and spends his life being mistaken for the Messiah.

Third was Trainspotting with 15 per cent of the vote.

The film, which followed a group of friends in Edinburgh, was controversial because of its graphic depiction of heroin use.

Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, made it into fourth place with 10 per cent and Guy Ritchie's gangster film Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels came fifth with 8 per cent.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080630/ten-four-weddings-voted-best-brit-flick-ea4616c.html