best british movie of all time and have you seen any decent ones lately ?

[redsquirrel]

Wheatley's directing the first episodes of the Capaldi Dr Who. Which could be...bizarre

Really, this could be excellent.

Two films that are worth a mention (though they would never qualify on anyone's 'best films' list) are 'Millions Like Us' (1943), a realistic but reassuring wartime propaganda film, with Eric Portman (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036160/)

I love Eric Portman, he's superb in A Canterbury Tale.

 

[belboid]

I love Eric Portman, he's superb in A Canterbury Tale.

did you know Margaret 'Gone With The Wind' Mitchell was on her way to see ACT when she was hit by a speeding car. She was knocked out, and died five days later, having never recovered consciousness.

 

[Redeyes]

Dead of Night (1945)

 

[Sirena]

Dead of Night (1945)

This looks good. Is it just a little bit corny and tacky?

 

[rubbershoes]

This looks good. Is it just a little bit corny and tacky?

The film is a collection of short films .

Some of them are great, some less so. The dummy one one is v good

 

[Redeyes]

Theatre of Blood (1973)

 

[Redeyes]

Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

 

[Redeyes]

Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

 

[Corax]

Not "great movies" by any means, but I really enjoy the modern lowish-budget British black comedies that the likes of Film4 have funded. They have a unique feel to them. Examples that spring to mind are Shallow Grave, Severance Attack the Block etc.

All else apart, they're a nice antidote to the US impression of Britain as portrayed in Mr Bean and Love Actually

Ps - Whilst googling for the name of Severance I found out that Seven Psychopaths is categorised as a 'British film' too. I had no idea. Quality film that.

 

[redsquirrel]

did you know Margaret 'Gone With The Wind' Mitchell was on her way to see ACT when she was hit by a speeding car. She was knocked out, and died five days later, having never recovered consciousness.

I did not, I will use that piece of information to impress my friends.

 

[Sirena]

When I was 16, I went to see 'Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment' (the film that sort of launched David Warner) and I remember being really impressed by it. But I was 16.

Recently, I tried to watch it again. I didnt really give it a decent chance but it didn't seem quite so clever and funny as I remembered and I gave up after about 10 minutes. I shall give it another chance when the opportunity arises...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_–_A_Suitable_Case_for_Treatment

 

[Onket]

Not "great movies" by any means, but I really enjoy the modern lowish-budget British black comedies that the likes of Film4 have funded. They have a unique feel to them. Examples that spring to mind are Shallow Grave, Severance Attack the Block etc.

All else apart, they're a nice antidote to the US impression of Britain as portrayed in Mr Bean and Love Actually

Ps - Whilst googling for the name of Severance I found out that Seven Psychopaths is categorised as a 'British film' too. I had no idea. Quality film that.

Never got round to seeing Severance. Worth it?

 

[Corax]

Never got round to seeing Severance. Worth it?

I think so. It's fun.

 

[Sprocket.]

Never got round to seeing Severance. Worth it?

It introduces a whole new concept in job reduction.

 

[Sprocket.]

A true Sci-Fi classic.

 

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Dead of Night (1945)

I seem to remember Richard Attenborough citing this as the idea behind his film Magic with Anthony Hopkins.