Best British films of last 25 years

by **Penta** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:54 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/ ... s-25-years

by **Caliban** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:18 pm

Funny I would have expected 'sliding doors' to have made it in there over a couple of others, but then there is no accounting for taste.

Glad to see 'Naked' in there, a truly excellent manic piece of cinematography. All the better for the mostly improvised script. It contains oneof my favourite film lines that I have used quite regularly in various situations many times.

When David Thewlis is being shown around the massive but completely empty office block by the night security guard who explains to him about using the time clock at all the security stations around the building.

The guard - I want to reveal to you the mysteries of my trade .This little lady (the time clock) is the representative of my employer.
Watch. (Plugs clock into wall,turns key) My existence at this moment, on this spot,is now trapped and recorded. Twenty-three moments, 23 sites, every two hours. That's my job.

Thewlis- "How Very Zen.."

by Q » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:18 am

I was getting pissy because "This is England" didn't look like it was going to be there, ditto for "Shaun of the Dead". "Hot Fuzz" should have been as well.

DS Andy Wainwright: You do know there are more guns in the country than there are in the city.
DS Andy Cartwright: Everyone and their mums is packin' round here!
Nicholas Angel: Like who?
DS Andy Wainwright: Farmers.
Nicholas Angel: Who else?
DS Andy Cartwright: Farmers' mums.

by **Penta** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:57 am

Q wrote:I was getting pissy because "This is England" didn't look like it was going to be there, ditto for "Shaun of the Dead". "Hot Fuzz" should have been as well.

We thought Hot Fuzz was terrible, a mess, not even funny; couldn't understand why it was recommended.

Good to be reminded of how many really good films there have been.

by **rdkll** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:23 am

i miss "in the loop" in this list.

by **Penta** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:37 am

It was good, but not a brilliant film to my mind. I don't think it will stand up over time, either, unlike Trainspotting or Withnail, for instance, or most of the others. The preceding TV series, The Thick of It was much better.

by **rdkll** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:30 am

well , i didn't go through the whole list. i stopped at "my beautiful laundrette".

by **Medevac** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:28 am

Some of my favourite films on that list. Glad to see not EVERY film was a "gritty portrayal of everyday life in the bleak city of______ amongst the poverty-stricken_________ ", just most of them.

by **Caliban** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:38 pm

Q wrote:I was getting pissy because "This is England" didn't look like it was going to be there, ditto for "Shaun of the Dead". "Hot Fuzz" should have been as well.

DS Andy Wainwright: You do know there are more guns in the country than there are in the city.
DS Andy Cartwright: Everyone and their mums is packin' round here!
Nicholas Angel: Like who?
DS Andy Wainwright: Farmers.
Nicholas Angel: Who else?
DS Andy Cartwright: Farmers' mums.

I thought it was abit of a failure or at best an average vehicle for Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, but it did have some funny set pieces. My favourite is the two of them sitting in a car when the big guy goes past.

Nicholas Angel: Wow he's big
Danny Butterman: Takes after his mum and his sister.
Nicholas Angel: And are they as big as he is?
Danny Butterman: Who?
Nicholas Angel: The mum and the sister?
Danny Butterman: Same person.

by **el3so** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:55 pm

Seen only three of them. They weren't bad.

by **Penta** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:01 pm

Then you've missed some real treats.

by **rickshaw92** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:05 pm

Penta wrote:Then you've missed some real treats.

Baroness please! The face that Ali G dont get no mention shows just how far these people have there heads up there arses. Innit!

by **el3so** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:13 pm

rickshaw92 wrote: Innit!

Yep, should have gotten an honourable mention if only for the crotch-shot of that chick.

by Q » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:21 pm

Caliban wrote: My favourite is the two of them sitting in a car when the big guy goes past.

Nicholas Angel: All right, what about this guy? Ask yourself, why has he got his hat pulled down like that?
Danny Butterman: He's fuck-ugly.
Nicholas Angel: Or, he doesn't want you to see his face.
Danny Butterman: 'Cause he's fuck-ugly.

Since we're on the subject of Brit entertainment, I'd like to say I would have loved an Ab Fab movie, but good sitcoms often don't translate well onto the screen.

by **Mikethehack** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:52 pm

el3so wrote:Seen only three of them. They weren't bad.

Seen only five of them. Probably due to being on the road for so long. Surprised I saw that many.

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