Films you can watch again and again...

I am a great fan of these cheap, daft and creaky British epics, which most of us of a certain age grew up with. They never fail to raise a smile and when I'm feeling down in the dumps, they act like a kind of comfort blanket. Seen this quintet many, many times:

This one hasn't got Sid in it but is always worth watching. And it has the brilliant Harry H Corbett in it!

I remember watching Carry On Screaming as a nine year old - frightened the hell out of me.

.....do you mind if I smoke?

The only Carry On I have is Carry on Cleo.

...Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me!

M

A matter of life and Death

Being There

Jean de Florette

Manon des Source

Cinema Paradiso

Diva

Malena

Kingdom of Heaven

The Duellists

Amalie

The World's Fastest Indian

Il Postino

Kundun

Scent of a Woman

Sideways

A Good Year

The Shawshank Redemption

The Last Samurai

Longtitude

Master and Commander

Battle of Britain

the list is endless

True Lies - especially the bit with Jamie Lee dancing to John Hiatt's 'Alone In The Dark'; 

As just posted on another thread, I guess I've watched this one 4 or 5 times, so deserves inclusion here;

This priceless 1960 epic, based on the Stephen Potter "Oneupmanship" books:

As well as Ian Carmichael, the peerlessly wonderful Terry-Thomas, Alastair Sim, Janette Scott, the cast is a who's who of fabulous Brit character actors: Peter Jones, Dennis Price (both outstanding as slippery car salesmen), Jon Le Mesurier, Edward Chapman, Irene Handl, Hattie Jacques, Hugh Paddick, etc etc.

Vintage Michael Caine.

• The Italian Job
• Alfie

The Italian job simply cracks me up time and time again,  especially the adlibing.

This wonderful 1959 Boulting Brothers comedy is stuffed full of great moments and classic British class stereotypes.

It also has perhaps the greatest cast in the history of British cinema. Cop a load of this:

Terry-Thomas

Ian Carmichael

Dennis Price

Richard Attenborough

Peter Sellers

Margaret Rutherford

Liz Fraser

Irene Handl

John Le Mesurier

Miles Malleson

Terry Scott

Alun Owen

Kenneth Griffifth

Raymond Huntley

Sam Kydd

Cardew Robinson

Victor Maddern

David Lodge

It also has T-T's best-ever rendition of his famous "absolute shower" catchphrase.

A joy from start to finish.

I tend towards documentaries and not 'movies'. But there are a handful of movies that I can watch over and over again. 

1. The Committments- I do not know how many times I have seen this but it probably is in triple digits by now. 

2. Clockwork Orange

3. The Infidel

4. The Trip. 

5. Priceless (a French movie that is very worth seeking out....it has Audrey Tatou looking her very best). 

Danger man - Patrick MaGoohan

The Prisoner - Patrick MaGoohan - Watched many times

Imo one of the finest UK actors - ever?

Chris N

Any John Wayne Western--and none of his other movies.

Oh, and also anything with Bogey in it.

Dumb And Dumber. Cracks me up every time.

No Country For Old Men. Modern day classic western.

Magnolia...something new with every viewing of this classic.

Soundtrack by Aimee Mann also a plus.

 I often travel through Penrith & every time I see the sign I get an urge to watch this film  again :-

Babette's Feast, Gabriel Axel (1987)

Even amongst substantial company, this is quite simply my favourite film.

It's kind of human nature....

"Hombre", Paul Newman

enjoy

ken