What's your favourite film?

I cried all the way through crimson! I'm so glad someone else enjoyed it, I was beginning to think I was on my own.

Have you seen a lot of the archive footage about him as well? Even the chapter headings in the book are enough to make my cry 'The Day of the Horse is Past' and 'The Lone Plainsman'. Strangely enough, although I bought the dvd I don't think I ever watched it. Toby Maguire was perfect as Red, as was the real jockey [I've forgotten his name] who played The Iceman. I haven't seen Secretariat, but I'd imagine it's nowhere near as good.

My favourite films are those that I enjoy watching more than once.

Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle
Somewhere in Time
The Time Shifters
Wind Beneath My Wings
The Way We Were
The Rose
Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Ground Hog Day

Oh - forgot Love Actually. That one is my depression medication!

Talking of depression medication - Local Hero (1983) is a delightful Bill Forsyth film which I love all the more for the location of the beach scenes. Jenny Seagrove comes up out of the sea (parody of Ursula Andress, but wearing a wet suit) at Camusdarach near Arisaig where I have enjoyed a couple of caravan holidays. Denis Lawson is wonderful as the village's Mr Fixit and there is the bonus of Burt Lancaster as an American tycoon. Plus a cast of the usual Scottish character actors.

crimson I have only just seen your post about seabiscuit, I have not read the book but will now be looking out for it, as well as the archive footage. The film reminded me of another old favourite from my childhood 'My friend Flicka' - I wept buckets at that one!

Sadly I thought that War Horse took all the sentimentality of those films and turned it into the worst possible schmaltz. Oops sorry - that should be on the 'worst film' thread, not here

I thought the bit at the end of War Horse was good, when he was in no mans land, but the rest of it was rubbish. Wasn't surprised to be disappointed, though. I read the book when it first came out, and then forgot about it till we went to see the play. I love horses so much, but there aren't any in my life these days.

Crikey; I forgot Toy Story..all of them.

Zulu! I've seen it so many times and when they sing Men of Harlech, it's fantastic.

I'm a fan of Laurel and Hardy films; Charlie Chaplin films; and the earlier Carry On films, Carry On Sergeant, Carry On Nurse, Carry On Teacher, Carry On Constable, Carry On Regardless, Carry On Jack, Carry On Cruising, Carry On Cabby, etc.

Forgot Casablanca, the Searchers, Cromwell, Man for all Seasons.

What about favourite TV series!

Poldark, Pride and prejudice, Forsyte Saga, Sherlock, The Killing, Borgen

TV series - Mash, Cheers, Frasier! All the adaptations of Dickens and Trollope novels. House of Cards. Oh, please stop me,someone....

Carry on Screaming was the best Carry On. Od Bod and Od Bod Junior. 'Frying tonight!'......TV series; many years ago 'Love for Lydia'. Poldark was wonderful. 'Oh Ross' [in a Cornish accent]; swoon .

CRIMSON Try looking at Robin Ellis's blog http://robin-ellis.net/ to see what he is up to now. There is also a thriving Poldark appreciation society on facebook where you can interact with like minded women of a certain age.

Crimson - sorry don't agree Carry on up the Khyber was the best - "Time for Tiffin" The burpers and " Oh dear I appeared to have got a bit plastered"

Whoops, I forgot Whale Rider.

Lots of those already mentioned but I also loved Al Pacino in ' The scent of a Woman '. I bought the video - an unusual event for me - lent it to friends to watch and the machine went kaput with the film in the slot and it could not be removed and I had never even taken it out of the box! They hadn't watched it either.

Shaun of the Dead, It's a Wonderful Life, A Matter of Life and Death

Heat with Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (AP does one of his over the top performances which I think spoils the film but apart from that a great film)

Modern comedies - Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg also like his film Paul

my best film is war horse a fantastic story of the first world war and brings tears to the eyes

Hi bud, are you a newby or have you been lurking? Anyhow, welcome

Now Voyager
An Affair to Remember
Notorious
Last of the Mohicans
Roman Holiday

Films I love but can't watch because I get too upset:
The Way We Were
Bridges of Madison County
Prince of Tides

Once watched a triple bill of Terms of Endearment, Steel Magnolias and Step Mom (on tv) but never again!

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Welcome Bud , enjoy , you will have some laughs